Toy pistol



M. B. SULTZER.

TOY PISTOL. APPLICATION FILED AUG.7.-l9l9.

1,333,945. Patented Mar. 16,1920.

Mari-on TB. SuHzer A TTOBNEV inon'rolv B. sun'rznn or New YORK,

TOY PISTOL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Ma1z16, 1920.

Application filed August 7, 1919. Serial No. 315,822.

T all 1.0700222, it may concern:

Be it known that I, MORTON B. SULTZER,

a citizen of the United States, residing at.

New York city, in the county of New York and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Toy Pistols, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention relates to a toy pistol designed for the projection of aboomerang device. j r

The object of my invention is to provide a simple toy by whichaboomerang may be automatically projected to describe evolutions in theair similar to those of a boomerang projected manually by those skilledin the handling of weapons of this kind.

The projecting device is herein shown in the form of a pistol, but itwill be obvious that this form has simply been arbitrarily selected andthat any other embodiment may be used which will effectuate the purpose.

The invention is illustratively exemplified in the accompanying drawing,wherein Figure 1 is a plan view showing the boomerang in position; Fig.2 is a side elevational view with parts broken away; Fig. 3 is a detailview of the actuating mechanism; and Fig. 4: is a fragmentary viewshowing the trigger and parts cooperating therewith.

Referring to the drawing in detail, denotes the barrel of the piston and10 the handle thereof. 7

The barrel is longitudinally slotted at 11 in its upper face and isprovided with longitudinal slots 12 in each of itslateral faces.

At the front of the barrel is a block 13 into which is extended one endof a rod 14 the opposite end of which bears in a second block 15 at therear of the barrel.

Coiled about the rod 14 is an expansion spring 16, and mounted slidablyon the rod let in advance of the forward end of the expansion sprin 16is a sleeve 17 having an upwardly pro ecting arm 18 and a downwardlyprojecting arm 19. The sleeve also has formed integrally therewithlateral wings 20 which extend through the slots 11 in the side walls ofthe barrel.

Pivoted near the rear end of the barrel is a trigger 21 having its upperface apertured as at 22 to act as a catch inengaging a notch 23 formedin the lower edge of the depending arm 19.

side of its upper face, is a shelf or support 2st, upon which theboomerang 25 is adapted to rest. The boomerang is triangular in shape,and when in position to be discharged has one of its arms extendingacross the upper face of the barrel in the path of the arm 18. Attachedto the arm 18 is a cushion device 26 which may be in the form of a padof leather, felt or other suitable material.

The trigger 21 is mounted on a spring plate 27 which imparts a normalupward tendency to the trigger, the latter being movable about a pivot28.

The operation of the device is simple, and may be briefly described asfollows :When the boomerang device has been placed in proper position(Fig. 1) on the shelf 24 the side wings 20 are engaged by two fingersand the sleeve 17 retracted until the notch 23 engages the aperture 22in the trigger. In this position of the parts the spring 16 is Y.,.Assrcrnon T0 HENRY a. nrvornn, on NEW YORK, N. Y.

strongly compressed. T0 dischargethe de- I vice pressure is exerted onthe trigger where- I by the sleeve 17 is released from engagement withthe trigger enabling the spring 16'to expand and forcibly project thesleeve and the parts carried thereby. As the cushion 26 strikes the armof the boomerang in its path, such boomerang is thrown into the air andcaused to describe the evolutions peculiar thereto.

What I claim is 1. A device of the character described, comprising acasing, a. shelf carried by said casing and adapted to support aboomerang with an arm thereof extending transversely across such casing,and means in the casing for forcibly striking said arm and projectingthe boomerang.

A. device of the character described, comprising a barrel having alongitudinal slot therein. a shelf carried by said barrel and adapted tosupport a boomerang with an arm thereof lying across said slot, andboomerang projecting means movable in the barre]. and having aprojection traveling in said slot in position to strike the arm of theboomerang.

3. A device of the character described, comprising a barrel having aslot in its upper face and a slot in each of its lateral faces, a rodextending longitudinally within said barrel, a sleeve slidable on saidrod, a coil spring compressible by retraction of said Secured to thebarrel 10, preferably at one sleeve, an arm carried by said sleeve andprojecting through the slot in the upper face of face of the barrel, anda trigger 'adepted to the barrel, side Wings carried by the sleeveengage and become disengaged from said and projecting through the slotsinthe latsleeve;

eral faces of the barrel, a shelf carried by r In testimony whereof Ihave affixed my I the barrelrand adapted to support a boomsignature. 4 Verang with an arm thereof in the path of the arm prejeeting threugh theslot in the upper MORTON B. SULTZER.

